Length for a char type
SQL> SQL> SQL> create table myTable( 2 bean_name char(50) 3 ); Table created. SQL> insert into myTable values( 'PPPP' ); 1 row created. SQL> insert into myTable values( 'E' ); 1 row created. SQL> insert into myTable values( 'S' ); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select bean_name, length( bean_name ) from myTable; BEAN_NAME LENGTH(BEAN_NAME) -------------------------------------------------- ----------------- PPPP 50 E 50 S 50 SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table myTable; Table dropped. SQL>